Every grower and truck farmer knows that one of the main components for normal growth and development of a plant is light. This factor is especially important if it is a question of growing crops in greenhouses , seedlings in premises at a time when the natural light day is still too short. In these cases, use artificial light sources (phyto-lamps). But, as a rule, this process is quite expensive, and the light of the lamps themselves may not meet the requirements of growing crops. This article will discuss a new technology for lighting plants with LED lamps.
Advantages over analogues
It starts with the fact that an ordinary bulb from a phyto-lamp is distinguished by the fact that the luminous flux of the latter is "calibrated" for the needs of the plant. Actually, such lamps imitate the scattered sunlight, which is so necessary for plants. Lamps for plants of LED type have the same lighting parameters as the usual phytolamps, but they are much more economical in electricity consumption. This type of lighting is more practical, because besides lamps there are also LED panels or tapes, which are very convenient for growing plants. They can be very compactly placed at the ceiling of a greenhouse or other room where plants are grown. The use of LED backlighting for growing plants allows you to build multi-tiered structures, because the minimum permissible height for such luminaires is only 30 centimeters. The use of LED backlighting for plants is preferred, and for a number of reasons:
- absence of harmful metals in luminaires (mercury is absent);
- The level of the emitted heat is very low (ultraviolet burns are excluded):
- LED lighting for plants goes in two spectra 660 nm (red) and 460 nm (blue), and these are the light waves that are absorbed by plants by almost 100%:
- The lamps themselves are light, simple to install, they have a modular connection system (you can extend and shorten the lighting chain).
Application in practice
Today, LED lamps for growing plants, if not completely replaced the usual phytolamps , then they were pretty much pressed in agrarian and households. Lighting of this type is increasingly used in home galleries, they perfectly transform the interior of winter gardens in private homes. Many use LED stripes even to equip an additional light source on the windowsills. Unlike standard, LED plant lights have much more compact dimensions. To put it more simply, LED systems look more aesthetically pleasing than bulky phytolamps.
If we talk about the use of LED lighting in the agricultural sector, then the reasons for its use are more than enough.
As you can see, the reasons for changing your home phytolamp to LED lighting are more than enough. From such a replacement, only the benefits and savings. You need to find out from a specialist which LEDs are the best for your plants. LED lamps are a technology of the future that can be used today!